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West Bromwich Albion, the bottom club in the Premier League have signed striker Jay Simpson on loan from top-flight rivals Arsenal for the rest of the season, it was announced on Wednesday.

The 20-year-old scored twice for a coltish Arsenal team…

Non-league Droylsden failed Wednesday with an appeal against their expulsion from the FA Cup after being found guilty of fielding an ineligible player during their bizarre tie with Chesterfield.

As a result fourth-tier Chesterfield will be away to Ipswich Town, who…

Argentinian footballer Juan Sebastian Veron has been elected South American footballer of the year for the first time in his career, following his performance at Estudiantes La Plata in 2008.

The 33-year-old joined Estudiantes from Internazionale in 2006 and his experience…

Former Boca Juniors manager Carlos Bianchi is expected to return to La Bombonera to become the side’s technical director, the club announced on Wednesday.

Chairman Jorge Amor Ameal, who also took a moment to announce that manager Carlos Ischia extended his…

English midfielder David Beckham is set to make his debut with Serie A giants AC Milan, who are scheduled to face Hamburger SV in a friendly on January 6th.

Milan boss revealed this to sportspaper Gazzetta dello Sport: “He will get…

Real Madrid forward Gonzalo Higuain is sidelined for seven to ten days as result of tonsillitis, an illness that affects the throat.

When the Argentinian returned to Spain’s capital city this week, he was already suffering from the illness. The player…

Los Angeles may have disappointed this season, but the American side are already looking to improve for the 2009 MLS season. Their main target at the moment is Spaniard Ivan Helguara.

Helguera recently terminated his contract with Valencia, and has received…

It was confirmed earlier today by the Football Association (FA) that Droylsden’s appeal to remain in the FA Cup had failed.

This means that Chesterfield will take their place in the FA Cup third round match against Ipswich.

Droylsden, who play…

While Real Madrid fans prefer Klaas Jan Huntelaar to be registered for the Champions League knock-out phase, players disagree and would pick Lassana Diarra if the choice was up to them.

Spanish sportspaper Marca reports that Madrid’s players prefer to have…

Scottish Premier League side Saint Mirren have signed midfielder Steven Thomson, who currently plays for English League One outfit Brighton & Hove Albion.

“He will bring a wee bit more competitiveness into the midfield area as well as bringing a fresh…

Liverpool manager Rafael Benitez threw his weight behind club captain Steven Gerrard on Wednesday after the England midfielder was charged earlier this week with assault in an alleged bar brawl.

“Steven is our captain and a key player for us, but…

Italian side Napoli should be prepared for several major bids for support striker Ezequiel Lavezzi during the January transfer window.

Manchester United and Chelsea were reportedly already interested in the 23-year-old, but the two English giants are now joined by Real…

Newcastle United manager Joe Kinnear has denied that keeper Shay Given will be leaving St. James’ Park during the January transfer window.

Given had been linked with both Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur in recent days but Kinnear aims to hold on…

Stoke City striker Ricardo Fuller apologised to the club's fans Wednesday after being sent-off for slapping his own captain Andy Griffin in the Premier League defeat against West Ham last weekend.

But the Jamaica forward was unsure if his words would…

The day after his release from prison, Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard was back in training earlier this morning.

Gerrard, who was arrested on Sunday after a bar brawl and charged with assault, has been released on bail.

The club has stood…

Real Mallorca are still in talks with former Newcastle United chairman Freddy Shepherd about a possible takeover, the Spanish Primera Liga club said on Wednesday.

“At the moment there is only contact with Freddy Shepherd, the only party formally interested in…

As we come to the end of the year one group of people who must be feeling a little confused are Newcastle United fans. 2008 has certainly been a year of mixed emotions for them and 2009 looks as though…

Chelsea manager Luiz Felipe Scolari said that despite his team’s 2-2 draw against Fulham on Sunday, he is pleased with his players.

He added that the players remain positive and they had a very good practice yesterday after having watched the…

Vitesse Arnhem have sacked coach Hans Westerhof after a disappointing first half of the season, the Dutch top-flight club said on their website (www.vitesse.nl) on Tuesday.

The sixty-year-old Westerhof, who had spells with Ajax Amsterdam and PSV Eindhoven, joined the club…

Norway and Aston Villa striker John Carew’s back injury will take longer to heal than previously thought, his agent told Norwegian broadcaster NRK on Tuesday.

Carew, who last played on 22 November, told Norwegian media last month that he would be…

Serbian striker Nikola Zigic will spend the rest of the 2007-08 on loan at his previous employer, Racing de Santander.

The tall (203cm) forward joined Valencia from Racing in 2007 but hasn’t been able to break through. This year, he hasn’t…

German side VfB Stuttgart have secured the services of Under-19 international Timo Gebhart from TSV 1860 Munich.

The 19-year-old midfielder has been playing for TSV since 2004 and broke through to the first team last season. With 37 appearances and five…

Greek side Panathinakos have begun their transfer market activity by selling Brazilian striker Rodrigo Souza to Corinthians. This was announced on the club’s official website.

Souza joined the Athens outfit from Flamengo this summer but hasn’t been able to impress manager…

Ajax midfielder Ismail Assaiti will be representing the Moroccan national team in the future. This was revealed by Morocco’s FA on Tuesday.

Aissati has both the Moroccan and the Dutch nationality, and until now the 20-year-old hadn’t pledged his future to…

Wigan Athletic striker Emile Heskey seems likely to leave the club during the January transfer window, possibly to return to Premiership leaders Liverpool.

The 30-year-old will be out of contract at the end of this season and if Wigan want to…

Spanish Primera Division side Valencia has to begin Monday’s training session without their winger Joaquin, who arrived more than thirty minutes too late.

When Joaquin finally did arrive, he first went to apologize to manager Emery, who luckily for the player…

Aston Villa leapfrogged Arsenal into the last Champions League placing here on Tuesday as an own-goal by Kamil Zayatte gifted them a 1-0 victory over Hull City in the last Premier League match of the year.

Zayatte turned his attempted clearance…

British tabloid The Daily Express reports that Arsenal have made a bid for Newcastle United goalkeeper Shay Given. The Gunners are reportedly willing to pay eight million Pounds.

The Irish 32-year-old has been at Newcastle since 1997 -with a short stint…

Brazilian striker Fred aims to stay with French champions Olympique de Lyon at least until the end of the season, he told a website this week.

Only two weeks ago, Fred requested for his contract to be terminated in order to…

Portsmouth chief executive Peter Storrie has confirmed that his club is willing to listen to any bids for striker Jermain Defoe, who recently has been the center of attention of both Tottenham Hotspur and Aston Villa.

However, Storrie added that only…